今日の英単語 Impasse

Government Shuts Down as Talks Fail to Break Impasse

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/us/politics/trump-shutdown-border-wall.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

袋小路とか、行き詰まりとか、そういう意味ですね。ちなみにOxford Dictionary of Englishを紐解けば

"a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock" (Oxford Dictionary of English)

と説明されてます。やれやれですね〜